finding offset reference CDs for EAC?
Reply #21 – 2004-07-21 05:10:00
i have a plextor px-708a 8x dvd burner, an asus 5224a 52x burner, and a pioneer dvd-120 dvd drive. anyone know what the offsets are for any of these drives? im gonna try and burn my own reference cd when i get home. thanks guys. [a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=188363"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] In case you don't already have it. Here's the info for the PX-708A: Brand: Plextor Model/Type: PX-708A DVR+-RW Firmware: 1.07 Accurate Stream: Yes Audio Caching: Yes C2 Error Retrieval: Yes Read Command: D8 Read Offset Correction: +30 Overreading into Lead-In and Lead-Out: Yes Read CD-TEXT Information: Yes Gap/Index Retrieval Method: Detection Method A Gap Detection Accuracy: Secure EAC Write: Yes Write Offset: -30 Overwriting into Lead-In and Lead-Out: Yes Write UPC/ISRC Information: Yes Write CD-TEXT Information: Yes Average EAC Reading Speed: 2.4X (no C2) 3.4 (with C2) [a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=227137"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] I can confirm that these settings are indeed correct (I also have the PX-708A), but my ripping speed is a lot higher than that! I can't give you exact numbers, but it's more like 5.5X - 11.0X without C2, and 7.7X - 14.0X with C2. Do you have DMA disabled, or do you encode on-the-fly perhaps? [a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=227482"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] Nope, I check the DMA setting and that is fine. No encoding on the fly. Just straight ripping to WAV's. I am using secure mode with all three sub-options selected, extraction priority "Normal". Should I maybe be using "fast" extraction? I'm not sure what other options would affect the reading speed. I am using Firmware version 1.07 if that helps. I'm also curious if different format of CD's can result in lowered speeds. Do you always get these higher speeds? Where is your speed reported? Also not sure if the CPU makes a huge difference but I have a 1.4 Mhz celeron on an old 100Mhz bus Dell Dimension. Now you've got me concerned